EnerNOC

I finally had to turn my heat on. I made it through October, but November got me. I like being comfortable, so I don’t worry about keeping the thermostat at 62 or buying energy efficient bulbs. When you don’t spend all that much on energy, it’s not worth putting a lot of effort into reducing your energy consumption. But for large companies and institutions, energy costs can become a huge expense–and that’s when investing in energy efficiency really becomes worthwhile. EnerNOC is a Boston, MA based company that wants “to make energy management as integral as accounting to the operation of every organization.” A few readers have landed jobs at EnerNOC recently, so I thought it would be worth a looking at a company that helps its clients “use energy more intelligently, pay less for it, and generate cash flow that benefits the bottom line through [a] complete suite of technology-enabled energy management solutions.”

Don’t NOC It ’til You’ve Tried It

While some of the things that you can do at home to save energy can be done on a larger scale at big companies, the real gains require a technological intervention. That’s what EnerNOC does. Their offerings include:

DemandSMART – A web based application that allows entities to get paid for participating in demand response programs.

EfficiencySMART – Energy efficiency audits and consulting at a large scale.

Additionally, EnerNOC works with “hundreds of utilities and grid operators worldwide to meet their demand-side management objectives.” EnerNOC’s business is pretty technical, but there’s a lot of information on their site that you can dig into. Once you have a sufficient grasp on what they do, head over to the EnerNOC Careers page. There are nearly 100 openings right now, so here are the ones that might make sense for a new or recent grad: